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CIRCUIT MAPPING $209 pumbers and electrical symbols, you can make up bleshoot a problem. The following is circuit map ofa 4 goad working drawing of your electrical system. Such atypical two-bedroom house. Note thatthe dashed! ines pee of map can save you much tie, whether you indicate which switch controls which fixture; they do rot Plan to wire a new home, alter existing wiring, or trou- show wire routes, 1 2. Dryer (240-vole circuit) 3B. Kitchen and dining room ® 20.amp 4. Kitchen and dining room 38 20 amp =~ ©. Washer . Range (240-volt circult) ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS. Light fixture Duplex receptacle Duplex receptacte, hal controlled by ewttch 20 amp oe ©. Dishwasher S Single-pole ewitch 20 amp S30 Three-way switch 7. Bath and hall oe Bq Range outice 8. Bedroom #1 =Sp Dryer outlet oe ©. Bedroom #2 @ Speciat ourier pean Doorbell 10. Living room oo 1S amp =O yo Weatherproof receptacle M1. Living room 1S amp 12. Garage 20 amp —— Switch wiring ANINTRODUCTION TO THE BASICS 27 SSetareyyeyeemsamy les NEC Kesrreuni, Kegeicemuan C5 Feil ty QELS 2 i ? Wr Type of “‘Duices (ereemrcer) fae vecesa! ew a Ourcer= / weirs Prive / S08 2 Types oF Crtcuiss ~ ‘Gener Arpainee Ligurs — ee 1. Bisemes- c~ 2. SThHiawhtys — Suny (roe a erm) : 3, Exmance Ubnrs Quneipre Enum) Y. Rows U6 tes — LIGHT Ch, SuNeTeaeene I Gane ZL. ofr, Clecer esetirs face eblppies 1 hier Latge fan /6” deep.) i Suirenes — f 1. 48" RBve Fort i 2. witian 6! a Dev ot pernn ouner Diinsuries frnee - 1. Widen ¥! ot Exmance Crbue- EnTeneNe } _ Ht, . Z. Au Cents Use An 52 (Fin fesfenz) | 52 RE FENTS . ne NEC (UQuiremens Con 4} ere5 2B kere . MeL S 3 Geneon Coasuies f) Hepes vec) ‘Sateen Outcers - Ae “hiring freee, /- Pompe Ropers ~ Libnitte, Ket, Drsisive, Frmiiyy ee, ‘ io Bath, Reenstnm, ETE. i Nor” wy - Unerry, Ganaae, Ame, Snpmnanct ETC. 4 i \ | l ve ORB bbe 1 pitumem [2 Abeve Foot Cab isa Cornrent) Room SITE Ie ett 1G ~ | 1¢ 7? ounes 1+ 4 — ——— CF gajezd4 | i Z (fe 7 224 da fhe my ne hE 5 meee | en Oe -@) Ma ibis 118280» 3S°@ ' [eG" « tA": 228+ 50> 45% ® 2-4" « U's 25¢ £50 ~ 509 @ pales b's 257 5% FeO ) ' I i cS 2! a Torna nmmemmnmnene OE po ee Coro lead | ' C! of Der, ce how, Exrrence, #3, wrt #Y, 12 magimun Between suTrers. ; = i ane with KS, Krretens Iam 2D 2 anes en, Go pnp tare) kb. Dining Room Vorsumivin | Chhewe with | ZV ovrcest fre, (26 4-9 fareo) 47. Kitetien UGHTE Separate From Ourvezs on Utes. : 4B, Bttrterms - GECLE £9. ursiae —GFCEF ee) Mee Cosy a ¥/, 12” 08 Flo Ge kee swo SAmeHerew7 1 oo Boxes Jowttepy State | | ( i “) Brey seatre eaey 54 AITCHEN rer ee | | | Proc eouee + . , 1, Dee Roow -to SCALE Wy 2150! (see Gamer pepe) WALLS &” Tee, Ovrsipe waccs Sorid, 2. DRAW USING Symbols, LIGHTING Regu mented (See Gap papa — Swrteh & cenreny Laer) 3, GAceware Dupiex ovrier RE QU items a, Find So. Fr Atee (2 £/V= 168) ; A. + By % lob 750 3.3) / corver Am ev 7 ot. pores FActec, 3,3 =m Rowro up t @ <<. Smine caduin 60" oF Doom enae, RACE ourter Sym6se ANO B mime No mont thay 1e40" Agra ¥, Move ~ te Neyp Rew. a5 & Name. Electroni quirement Worl Calculate how many outlets are needed in the following rooms. Room square footage divided by 50 = number of outlets needed per room.(always round up). Example: Room: 8' x 10° 0’ / 50 = 1.6 = 2 outlets 1. 18" x 20° 2.9'x 24" 3. 15'x 20° 4. 12-6" x 22'.3" 5. 14'x 30° 6. 13'x 25° 7. 16' 5" x 32-8" 8. 19'-6 x 28" 9.24" 40" 10. 27-10" x 37'-7"

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